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OK, so I just have a question about with the sort of the taking apart of the Board of Education. Is there do you think that giving the power back to the states will not only increase our kids as academics, but help with the significant behavior problems we're seeing in the classrooms? Yes.
OK, so I just have a question about with the sort of the taking apart of the Board of Education. Is there do you think that giving the power back to the states will not only increase our kids as academics, but help with the significant behavior problems we're seeing in the classrooms? Yes.
Well, I'll tell you what I'm seeing because I do work in an elementary school. I'm an occupational therapist, and so I'm in and out of classrooms, and specifically, mostly with special ed. But, I mean, the behaviors areβyou can't even make this stuff up. And I'm in one of the better counties in Georgia.
Well, I'll tell you what I'm seeing because I do work in an elementary school. I'm an occupational therapist, and so I'm in and out of classrooms, and specifically, mostly with special ed. But, I mean, the behaviors areβyou can't even make this stuff up. And I'm in one of the better counties in Georgia.
But, I mean, kids are kicking, hitting teachers, throwing things at teachers, peeing on the floor. I mean, it's unbelievable. Yeah. I mean, I would never let my kids act like this. My kids would never do something like this. But teachers are leaving in droves because they can't do anything about it. They can't. They really don't like to suspend. So and this is elementary school.
But, I mean, kids are kicking, hitting teachers, throwing things at teachers, peeing on the floor. I mean, it's unbelievable. Yeah. I mean, I would never let my kids act like this. My kids would never do something like this. But teachers are leaving in droves because they can't do anything about it. They can't. They really don't like to suspend. So and this is elementary school.
Well, we had a kindergartner a couple years ago that threw a stapler across the room and hit the teacher in the head with it. So it goes all the way down to preschool, kindergarten. Kindergarten and first grade really are the toughest because a lot of these kids have, they come from no structure at home. They've been sitting on their iPads since the day they were born.
Well, we had a kindergartner a couple years ago that threw a stapler across the room and hit the teacher in the head with it. So it goes all the way down to preschool, kindergarten. Kindergarten and first grade really are the toughest because a lot of these kids have, they come from no structure at home. They've been sitting on their iPads since the day they were born.
And, you know, neurologically, they're just messed up.
And, you know, neurologically, they're just messed up.
Keep that up, Charlie. That's great.
Keep that up, Charlie. That's great.
Without question. And there's getting to be a lot of research and data to show that kids' brains are just they're developing completely differently because of screens.
Without question. And there's getting to be a lot of research and data to show that kids' brains are just they're developing completely differently because of screens.
Kids can't pick. They don't know how to hold a pencil. I mean, they come into they've never they've never colored. They've never tried to write their letters. It's it's truly it's it's devastating, actually.
Kids can't pick. They don't know how to hold a pencil. I mean, they come into they've never they've never colored. They've never tried to write their letters. It's it's truly it's it's devastating, actually.
That's a great question. I don't know. I never sent my kids to daycare. So my kids now are 18 and 20. So that's a great question. I can't answer that.
That's a great question. I don't know. I never sent my kids to daycare. So my kids now are 18 and 20. So that's a great question. I can't answer that.
Oh, here we go. Slow down. I'm not. Doesn't bother me. This is what married people do. They just cleared it. They're all good. Well, people say that. They're like, why are you talking about sex? And I was like, God invented that. He's the architect.
Oh, here we go. Slow down. I'm not. Doesn't bother me. This is what married people do. They just cleared it. They're all good. Well, people say that. They're like, why are you talking about sex? And I was like, God invented that. He's the architect.